Improvement in cigar-cutters



H. F. SCHULTZE CIGAR-CUTTER. No. 190,784, Patented May15,1877.

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N-PEIERS, FHOTO-LITHOGhAFHER. WASHINGTON, D C.

of the city and county of Philadelphia. and

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

H. FRIEDRICH SOHULTZE, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

IMPROVEMENT IN CIGAR-CUTTERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 190,784, dated May 15,1877; application filed April 2, 1877.

To all whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, H. FRIEDRICH SoHULTzE,

State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and Improved Cigar-Cutter, ofwhich the following is a specification In the accompanying drawing,Figure 1 represents a vertical longitudinal section on line 00 m, Fig.2, of my improved cigar-cutter; and Fig. 2 is atop view of the same.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

This invention is intended to provide an improved device for cutting offthe points of cigars by the use of one hand only, the tips being droppedinto a storage-receptacle; and the invention consists of a storagereceptacle or box having a swinging and guided lid, with gageholes forthe points of the cigars, and resting on a spring cutting-knife, thatpasses below the gage-holes and cuts off the points by pressure on thetop piece or lid.

In the drawing, A represents the tipreceiving box or storage-receptacle,of suitable size, material, and finish; and B, the swinging top lid,that is hinged to a cross bolt, a, guided by its sides in the box A, andsupported ,on a hinged spring-knife, G, that bears with its upper end onthe under side of the lid, as shown in Fig. 1, so as to press it inupward direction.

The cutting knife 0 is connected, by a spring, 12, to a pivot-bolt, d,the spring being attached to the knife to prevent its getting loose. Theupper end of the knife is bent at an angle to form contact with the lidand pass along the under side of the same, past the gage-hole a, whenthe lid is depressed. The

lid is provided with several gage-holes, a, of different sizes. forcutting the points of dilierent-sized cigars.

The lid B may be lowered until flush with the edge of receptacle A,being raised by the spring-knife as soon as the pressure isdiscontinued. The extent of swinging motion of the lid is controlled bya slot, 6, of the areshaped end of the lid B, and by a fixed screw studor point,f, of box A, extending into the slot, and forming the stop forthe lid.

The cigar is inserted, by its point, into one of the gage-holes,according to the size of the cigar, and held with the hand, whilepressing at the same time the lid downward, which produces the cuttingoil of the point, and the automatic return of the lid into its upwardposition by the spring action of the knife. The cut-off tips arecollected in the receptacle A for further utilization, and removed fromtime to time by taking out the screw-stop f, so that the lid may beswung into open position.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- A cigar-cutting device composed of a receiving-box orstorage-receptacle, swinging and guided lid B, with gage holes in it forthe points of the cigars, and an interior springknife, 0, passing overthe gage-holes on depressing the lid, substantially in the manner andfor the purpose set forth.

H. FRIEDRICH SOHULTZE.

Witnesses:

G. SEDGWICK, ALEX. F. ROBERTS.

